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书虫

Definition

(noun) A person who loves or collects books

Examples

图书馆的禁言政策催生了一个窃窃私语的书虫秘密社团。
The library's no-talking policy gave rise to a secret society of whispering bibliophiles.
  • 我爸是个老书虫,周末一半时间都泡在旧书店。

    My dad's a total bookworm, and he spends half his weekends in used bookstores.

  • 小雅借我那本推理小说时,笑说她就是个书虫。

    When Xiaoya lent me that mystery novel, she laughed and said she's a real bookworm.

  • 地铁上那个书虫,背包里塞满了二手书。

    That bookworm on the subway had his backpack stuffed with secondhand books.

  • 晚饭后,王老师常被学生叫去给书虫们挑书。

    After dinner, Mr. Wang often gets called over by students to pick out books for the bookworms.

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Other Chinese words at this level include 友爱的, 饿的, 学校, 老师, and 学生. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.

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